Romans First to Use Silver as Currency
The article states Rome first coined silver around 268 B C with obverse Roma helmet and reverse the Dioscuri. It notes denarius marks X and XVI and later bar marked X, with value signs fading after 110 B C. Dioscuri and Diana driving a chariot appear among early designs, guiding dating of issues by depicted events.
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Dioscuri
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Diana
Nimbleheels in Danger as Hooty Closes In
Peter watches Nimbleheels battle a pursuer, believing the jumper is nearing danger near the Green Meadows and the dear Old Brier Patch. He blames himself for the peril and wanders home in moonlit sorrow, fearing the outcome. A final unknown voice asks Peter what ails him.
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Hooty the Owl
Peter
Hooty
Nimbleheels
Green Forest
Owl
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
You Tell Us Professor Declares Men Cause Trouble
A fragment quotes a professor arguing that histories record male misbehavior, while women provide peace and order. The line frames a gendered critique of historical focus and male-driven conflict.
A Little Garden He A Window Sill
A poem describes a woman with a small garden on her window sill watered at dusk. The tiny box of blooms nourishes a spirit confined to little rooms despite the city walls blocking wider vistas. Yet the garden brings nature and grace to her space and to neighborly eyes. God blesses her garden with love.
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WNU
Witty Kitty by Nina Wilcox Putnam
A humorous commentary on gender roles features Nina Wilcox Putnam and a Harvard professor who argues male traits drive progress while female societies offer harmony. The piece parries his claim that peace precludes advancement and concludes with a wry defense of balance between both sexes.
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Jessor Wheeler
Harvard
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Professor Wheeler
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Boners and Tidbits from Exam Papers
A humorous collection of facts and curiosities from examination papers includes remarks on Boners as classroom jokes and essays. Mentions Chaucer and Goldsmith, plus a note about burial sites and a Middle Atlantic marble sandstone granite grindstone stone trio.
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Middle Atlantic States
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Night not best time for study says educator
A German study cited by Dr. E. E. Free in Week's Science suggests sleeping before midnight may boost health and study performance. Dr. Theodor Stockmann found students improved when sleeping four to five hours before midnight and studying from midnight to dawn, with several cases showing better health and results.
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EE. E. Free
New York
Theodor Stockmann
Duisburg
Stockmann
Literary Digest
Sure Enough Jim-Whats your idea of a clean sport
Journal dialogue quotes Jack and Maga magazine discussing swimming as the clean sport. The brief exchange centers on sport ethics and sport integrity in aquatic competition.
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Jim
Jack
Answers Magazine
Lip Test and S.S.S. Blood Tonic Suggest Solve Skin Color
The ad argues lip color and rosy cheeks depend on blood health and hemoglobin. It promotes S.S.S. as a tonic to boost gastric secretions and restore low hemoglobin, claiming improved appetite and skin color with increased strength. Sold by drug stores in two sizes.
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S.S.S
S.S
Quip Dialogue Sparks Banter Over Baseball Pitcher
A muttered exchange hints at admiration for a pitcher and a math tutor praising a student. The manager commends the boy as he presents ten answers, reflecting a schoolroom or sports clubhouse mood with light humor.
Loganberrys origin and fruits hobbyist judge
The article notes Judge J. H. Logan first produced loganberry in 1881 during fruit experiments as a hobby in California. It also references a scene from Up in the Air featuring a conversation about clouds and a honeymooning couple aboard a plane.
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J. H. Logan
California
When a Child Won't Study
A mother is blamed for a boy's poor study habits caused by dulling purgatives. The piece argues against harsh drugs and endorses California Syrup of Figs as a gentle natural laxative from senna, claiming it helps a sluggish child.
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California
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